The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14

| been deprived OF his office Of defender OF
the marriage tie and been removed from
tho board OF synodal examiners: Dr.. Burt.
| sell 10 noted for his retiring disposition.
He has 4 large; private fortune which he
lavishes III Charitable works.
Excitement continues, over the demand
OF England for the possession Of Tortugas
island Or the payment; OF $1,000, 900 in
settlement Of claims: It is reported that
lands ultimatum, and has threatened tn"
bombardinx OF the, psinsipal ports OF the
REPUBLIC after the 1Apss OF five days II Eng
lands ceA.ms be not acknowledged. It il
said that tho Haytians menace general
massacre OF foreigners il tho president
yields to England's demands.
The pope Is about to issuea letter sane.
tioninR the principles 81 the creation 81 q
Catholic university at Baltimore, Tho
pope PERSISTS that DR.. McGtynn mist comd
there.
At MONTREAL; Ten Ten warrants have been is,
eusd againet barbers and saloonkecpers
for exhibiting pictures OF ""Adamless Eden. :"
The penalty is imprisonment not exceed.
ing two months.
The commissioner OF the eenetAi land OF,
flee says IL has been the hafctiSge Of his Of
Hc- to accept the certificates Of . clerk Of
probate court when hinder seal 81 his office
as being sufficient certificate OF the off,
cial character 81 a. notary public. He sub,
ihits the question to the secretary OF thu
interior as to authority Of clerks OF pre-,
bate courts TO give such .certifica tes, and
the secretary decides, after citing laws and
rules OF the department., that tho cler,
OF a probate court is not competent to Ger.
tiEy to the authenticity OF the acts OF no.
| tary public and other officials unless tho
appointment OF such officials appear on
record in the court OF which he is clerk
This decision is very important to persons
transact;rs Business in the interior de-
Haftment.
Fair wheat reports come from Sncramen.
to: Santa Clare, S"linn and Sonoma valleys.
CAL, but the great wheat region In tho
San Joa luin valley Is suffering badly for
want o{ faih: North OF San Francisco the
f"sty winter.sown grain still. requires from
twenty to thirty inches OF rain to insure u
good average crop in these counties. Indi-
cations from southern counties are that
The crop, even with good rains to come,
will be about the average.
Mr.; Junius s. Morgan, the London and
New York banker. has again remembered
Trinity college, Hartford, Conn.,, in IL gift
OF sc, 900 toward the $4,000 necessary
Tor the proposed Scientific building: Mr.
Morgan is = graduate OF Trinity.
Earthquake trenoEs terrified the inbabi.
tants Of Cohtocook, y: H., on the 9Th. The
vibrations were heard like thunder claps.
The cracking Of tho frozen ground and
breaking Of ice in the ponds added to the
noise. The shocks lasted abont minute.
Houses were Jared, dishes ratified off the
shelves and many people were rolled from
their beds.
D. ". Fields foreman OF the Walrand
Cattle company at Macleod, arrived at
Fort Benton. He reports that hundreds
OF Blood Indians are crossing the line into
Montana, despite the efforts of the mount
ed police to keep them back. He met one
party near the line going north with twenty.
five stolen horses.
In Rhode Island. Mr.. Davis (Denl.) has
plurality Tor governor OF probably I, 500
together with the rest of the Democratic
state ticket; except attorney general,
which is still in doubt. The prohibition
vote is fzzle, and the woman suffrage
vote made poor showing. The vote, cast
has been q very large one, and rybody
that could east q ballot has done so:
Gov. Lee VI Virginia, strongly Condemns
the foolishhess 0f Southern militamen who
say they won't SO to the national drill at
companies:
In Connection with the recent failure 0,
the Maritime bank at St. Johns, n. S., it
has been discovered that bills OF exchange
which passed between the Stewart firm,
Guy Bevan & Co. and the bank were in.
dorsed by irresponsible boys in the employ
OF the three concerns.
In Boston q building occupied bv the
Wright & Potter Printing company, o. j.
Rand & Co., bookbinders, Wilson Bros,
publishers, and G. X. Paul & Co., dealers
in iron and brass castings, was burned
Wright & Potter, who are the state print
ers, lose $1,000 fully insured. The 9th.
er Iosses aggregate $35; 900, with $4,000
insurance:
The scalpers have been badly scalped by
the Interstate conimerCe law: Said one Of
them: 1--WE are knocked out completely
All we can do is to sell out what we have
on hand and 60 out of business. The pen.
alties OF the new law are so great That we
would be unable to get any tickets without
stealing them, and there is law against
that am told"
bill authorizing the execution Of muir.
derers by electricity was defeated in the
Pennsylvania senate.
President Scrymser, OF the Central and
South American Telegraph company. re-
ports from his correspondents that there
is not a known case OF cholera within
$500 miles Of Ell Paso. Tex, where an in.
Cipient scare exists.
Secretary Whitney has decided to push
to completion the work on the cruisers
Atlanta, Boston and Chicago, so us to
permit OF an early adjustment OF the &C
counts with the contractors. To this end
| all extra work on the vessels will be dis.
continued, and, aside from some small
changes necessary to fit the vessels for sea,
centrated upon the work required by the
original contracts with John Roach.
Secretary Whitney says there il nc
truth in the statement that there have
been unnecessary delays in the estab lislr
ment OF an ordnance foundry in Washing.
ton.
The president appointed Gustav Meyer
postmaster at Boscobel, Wis, vice Johr
Pepper (Democrat), removed on charges o.
embezzlement.
Senators Morrill, and Plumb, with thei,
families. have returned to Washington
from their Florida trip.
Patrick Donahue says that Boston alone
sent $3.50, 900 to Ireland last year for the
purpose OF paying rents to the landlords,
The executive committee OF the Society
OF the Army OF the Cumberland have com.
pleted the programme for the annual meet
ing Of the ociety in Washington on May II
and12. The meeting will be held on the morn.
ing Of May II. Gen. Sheridan will preside.
The Grafton will be delivered on tho evening
Of that day at the Congregational church.
The Garfield statue at the west approach
OF the capitol will he unveiled on May 12,
the president and cabinet being present.
The Peterson company, of Bristol, Eng,
made n purchase of eight car loads o:
flour from the roller mill company at
Eau Claire to be shipped along as fast az
it is manufactured.
In the Wayne circuit court ut Michigan
Judge Jennison gave his decision on the
contest or the will OF the late Francis j.
Palms declaring it void. The will gave
Palms 100000 to his own children to-
be held by them in trust for their children
A friendly contest was begun to secure
legal decision on the will. In his decision
Judge Jennison holds that the statutes
are against controlling fortunes from the
grave from generation to generation.
Walla Walla Statesman: Unless the
interstate commerce bill will cause rates
to advance too high there will h, at lo,et